Welcome to management -- here's how to get started
Newly appointed leaders can feel like they've been thrown out of an airplane without a parachute, writes Roberta Matuson. To avoid hitting the ground, you'll need to learn quickly to master office politics, handle workers respectfully and effectively, and hire superb people. "You will shine the most when those around you are beaming," Matuson writes. Fast Company online
(2/22)
How to get ahead when living paycheck-to-paycheck
Jackie Kane, 27, of the Seattle area says she faces one week every month when she has only about $10 to spend. One strategy that Kane and others on tight budgets can use to get ahead involves placing spending money in envelopes, and doing so only twice a month, financial planner Angela Giboney says. "If you go to all cash, you will spend less," Giboney says. Other tips include nixing credit cards with annual fees and making sure rent doesn't exceed 25% of income. The Seattle Times
(2/26)
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Inside the hiring process of a tech firm with no managers
Video-game-maker Valve has no managers, so its hiring process is initiated when informal discussions determine that a recruit is needed, in-house economist Yanis Varoufakis says. At that point, a search committee is formed that anyone can join, Varoufakis says. Workers are paid largely in bonuses dictated by a peer-review process, and firing decisions are made collectively, he says. Gamasutra.com
(2/25)
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Apply product marketing to your job search
Use the marketing principles of product, place, price, promotion and persona to find a job, Richard Sellers writes. For example, promote yourself as the right person for the job by discussing a similar role in your past and price yourself correctly by having a previous salary that is in line with what's being offered, he writes. B2C Marketing Insider
(2/26)
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How to keep your brain healthy at work
Only 10% of people report they do their best thinking at work, finds a NeuroLeadership Institute study. Constant e-mails and connections with others can undermine your productivity and overtax your brain, so build in down time, find periods to work undisturbed and do fun things to generate new thoughts, writes David Rock, cofounder of the NeuroLeadership Institute. CNNMoney/Fortune
(2/20)
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The oldest marathoner hangs up his shoes
Fauja Singh began running in his 80s to distract himself from the grief of losing his son. He became a marathon runner at age 89, kept on despite having his records snubbed by Guinness and ran his last official race in Hong Kong on Sunday at age 101. He's only retired from competition, however. "The day I stop running will be the day that I die," he said. ESPN.com
(2/22)
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